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water—Floating down the Mississippi—On ice—Among them with 
scull boat—Decoys in bayous—Kind of blind—On the alert— 
Tenacious of life—Coming to decoys—A difficult bird to hit—Suc- 
cess—A double. 
CHAPTER XIV. 
CANVAS-BACK DUCK. 
An eastern duck—On the Chesapeake—How they are captured—-A 
rare bird in the west—In Illinois and Iowa—Pleasant memories— 
Their velocity—How they alight—Drakes—Poor fellows.—Inquis- 
itive—Distinction between canvas-back and red-head—A cripple 
—‘ Good-bye ’’—Where and how to decoy them—Size of shot to 
use. 
CHAPTER XV. 
GREEN-WINGED TEAL. 
A hardy bird—Where found—Along the willows—Jumping them— 
Whistling cries—Littie russet bodies—The boy hunter—A pot shot 
—In over-flowed bottoms. 
CHAPTER XVI, 
AMERICAN WIDGEON—BALD PATE. 
Tlabits similar to pin tails and mallards-—-Found in overflowed prai- 
ries—More plenty in spring—Shy birds—Coaxed to decoys with 
plaintive whistle—Not tenacious of life. 
CHAPTER XVII. 
GADWALL DUCK--GRAY DUCK. 
Locally known as gray duck—Resort, inland ponds—Flight similar 
to mallards—Often taken for mallard—Decoy to mallard decoys— 
Found in great numbers in the south. 
CHAPTER XVIII. 
QUAIL SHOOTING, 
Don and I—Coaxed away by a whistling quail—Description of habits 
—A fond mother—Lively yvoungsters—A modest father—Raising 
their brood—Where they roost and how—In winter—A_ tender- 
hearted housewife--Bob White—Irightened—-Withhold scent-—-A 
quiet field—A disconsolate lover—A coquette—Reunited—* When 
once the young heart of a maiden is stolen’’—Cannot be domesti- 
eated—Migrating—Fly against buildings—Pleasures of hunting 
them—* My setter ranges ’—Hold well ~ahead—My inspiration— 
Fond recollections. 
EE 
